3.5% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balmoral Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Balmoral Ridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only half of the adults in Balmoral Ridge are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local population with a much lower level of employment than most other areas. Full-time work is especially rare here, with only 42.9% of residents in these roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 50.2%, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While full-time employment is far below the national average, the unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below the figures for both the state and the country.
50.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 15.0%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 12.8% and accommodation and food services at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of the workforce are professionals, the most common occupation group at 25.6%. Managers make up 15.0% of workers, while technicians and trades people account for 13.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Balmoral Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30133/balmoral-ridge/topic/employment